Coach's commitment dovetails with Rhinos' contract-decision deadline

There has been a major development in the long-running saga of Brad Arthur's future as Leeds Rhinos coach.

- by Peter Smith

Arthur, who joined Leeds in July last year, is out of contract at the end of this season and has been torn between staying at Rhinos and returning to Australia for family reasons.

Following talks with sporting director Ian Blease, the club has now made a formal offer to the 51-year-old and set a deadline of next week for him to make his decision.

The coach said last month he would meet Blease after the round 20 derby at Wakefield Trinity, two weeks ago.

With only seven games remaining in the regular season, Rhinos are anxious for a decision so they can step up preparations for 2026.